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Chapter 19: Dark Devilgod... Cat!
April 4, 2023 Author: Fu Hejun
In the Future Video—
On the Spirit Dueling Stage.
After the members of both the Three Five Team and the Glazed Cat Duo had successively walked onto the stage.
A Host in a tuxedo stood in the center. He cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Next, we will proceed with the eighth match of our Twelve Soul Dueling Arena's two-on-two Soul Duels. The combatants will be four Soul Venerates. On my left-hand side is the Three Five Team, consisting of Xiao Wu, who possesses the Beast Martial Soul Jade Rabbit, and her partner Tang San, who possesses the Tool Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass."
As the Host spoke, the camera shifted to the seemingly composed Tang San and the hopping Xiao Wu.
Meanwhile, the audience in the Spectator Stands were all marveling at their youth.
"And on my right-hand side, we have the Glazed Cat Duo!"
"They are Zhu Zhuqing, who possesses the Beast Martial Soul 'Dark Devilgod Cat', and Ning Rongrong, who possesses the Tool Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!" The Host turned his gaze to the right, and the video screen likewise shifted its direction, focusing on the two beautiful girls, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Rongrong!]
[This must be Sect Master Ning's daughter, right?]
[Besides Sect Master Ning's daughter, what's the background of the other three young people?]
[Beast Martial Soul Jade Rabbit? Blue Silver Grass? And what's the deal with this Dark Devilgod Cat that sounds incredibly powerful?]
[I only know of a legendary Soul Beast called the Dark Devilgod Tiger, but this Dark Devilgod Cat...]
Bullet Comments were abuzz with discussion.
In reality, Zhu Zhuqing, one of the individuals concerned, began to feel doubtful upon hearing the Host's introduction in the Video. Was that person in the Video truly herself?
After all, her Martial Soul was the Netherworld Spirit Cat of the Zhu Family from the Star Luo Empire. What was this so-called 'Dark Devilgod Cat'?
If it truly was her, then what had happened in the Future to cause her Martial Soul to transform from "Netherworld Spirit Cat" into the so-called Dark Devilgod Cat?
Zhu Zhuqing's heart swelled with intense curiosity.
In the Video.
After the Host briefly introduced the two teams, he wasted no more words and directly announced the start of the match!
The four individuals simultaneously activated their Martial Souls, and Soul Rings lit up around their bodies. Each person had three Soul Rings, and their colors were uniformly two yellow and one purple!
However, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings were slightly different. Although the primary colors were still two yellow and one purple, the edges of her Soul Rings were faintly tinged with a rather gloomy black! Normally, it might not be obvious, but when compared alongside the others' Soul Rings, the difference became strikingly apparent.
[Huh? Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings seem a bit off, don't they?]
[Indeed, the color is somewhat unusual.]
[And the Sense of Oppression it gives off is so strong!]
[It seems this Dark Devilgod Cat is extraordinary...]
[I wonder which family's disciple they are from...]
[...]
In the Video.
A phantom of Zhu Zhuqing's cat-shaped Martial Soul flashed around her body, then merged into her body, and she immediately began to transform completely.
A pair of black cat ears grew on her head, and her pitch-black eyes turned into fierce, blood-red. Sharp claws grew on her hands, gleaming with a faint, dark light!
At this moment, her entire Aura became strange and gloomy. She turned fierce and tyrannical!
In reality.
Zhu Zhuqing saw her appearance after Martial Soul Possession in the Video and felt an intense sense of power that could be intuitively sensed just by watching the Video. Her heart was greatly shaken.
She became even more uncertain whether this person was truly herself. Even if the name and appearance were the same, could one's Martial Soul really change so completely?
What had her Future self truly experienced?
To undergo such a drastic transformation?
Zhu Zhuqing's heart swelled with intense curiosity.
In the Video.
After the Host announced the start.
The four activated their Martial Souls and immediately began combat.
First, Ning Rongrong. Three Soul Rings lit up consecutively around her body. Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda directly shot out three beams of light, illuminating Zhu Zhuqing, causing her entire Aura to swell unprecedentedly at this moment!
After completing her task, Ning Rongrong did not hesitate and directly jumped off the Arena. After all, she was just a support-type, whose role was to enhance her teammates' conditions. Now that her task was complete, it didn't matter if she remained on stage or not.
Insisting on staying on stage might even lead to taking a beating from the opponent. So, she decisively left the stage.
Ning Rongrong's such sensible behavior made Tang San, who had just been about to attack her, feel incredibly frustrated. His Soul Skill was already prepared, intending to directly dispatch the opposing support. But the opponent simply didn't linger; after buffing her teammate, she voluntarily jumped off the Arena. Did she have to be so cowardly?
However, although Ning Rongrong's departure was somewhat unexpected, it didn't affect Tang San much. Blue-black long vines spread along the ground, silently undulating like massive blue-black snakes, covering an area with a diameter of over ten meters around his body, almost occupying half the Spirit Dueling Stage.
Tang San calmly watched Zhu Zhuqing. He wasn't in a hurry at all. Although the actual battle between the two sides hadn't begun yet, and the opponent's Martial Soul didn't seem simple, he was confident of victory.
Because the opponent's Martial Soul was a Cat, and such Martial Souls were generally Agility-Attack type Soul Masters. As a control-type Battle Soul Master himself, he inherently countered Zhu Zhuqing's Agility-Attack type, especially on the arena, where Zhu Zhuqing's agility couldn't be fully utilized.
This combat had no suspense from the very beginning.
Tang San thought with great confidence.
As she watched the Blue Silver Grass spread towards her, Zhu Zhuqing's first Soul Ring lit up around her body. Immediately after, a layer of gloomy dark light covered the sharp claws on her hands!
First Soul Skill: Shadow Assault!
In an instant, Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a shadow, her speed skyrocketing, as fast as lightning!
Tang San was suddenly startled. Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing's speed had exceeded his expectations.
At this moment, his eyes were already covered with a layer of purple light. Perhaps, in others' eyes, Zhu Zhuqing's figure would be difficult to discern, but how could he, who had diligently practiced Hidden Weapons, not see clearly with his Purple Demon Eye?
However, seeing clearly was one thing; being able to react was another.
Even if his eyes could see and his mind could keep up, his body simply couldn't move as quickly as his thoughts. Thus, Tang San couldn't react at all.
At the critical moment.
Just as it seemed Tang San couldn't dodge Zhu Zhuqing's claw, Xiao Wu's third Soul Ring lit up beside him. Immediately, she Instant Transferred herself in front of Tang San, seemingly intending to take Zhu Zhuqing's claw attack in his stead.
"No! Xiao Wu!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, yet he was utterly powerless to stop her. He could only watch helplessly as Xiao Wu endured Zhu Zhuqing's blow.
"Rip!"
The sharp claws pierced into flesh, and Zhu Zhuqing retreated as soon as she struck, moving away from the two in an instant.
Having taken a direct claw strike from Zhu Zhuqing, five claw marks appeared on Xiao Wu's chest. Fortunately, they didn't seem deep, only injuring the surface skin and flesh. It was clear that at the last moment, Zhu Zhuqing had retracted most of her power.
However, even with most of her power retracted, the remaining power was not something Xiao Wu could withstand. She softly collapsed into Tang San's arms.
(end of chapter)
April 4, 2023 Author: Fu Hejun
In the Future Video—
On the Spirit Dueling Stage.
After the members of both the Three Five Team and the Glazed Cat Duo had successively walked onto the stage.
A Host in a tuxedo stood in the center. He cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Next, we will proceed with the eighth match of our Twelve Soul Dueling Arena's two-on-two Soul Duels. The combatants will be four Soul Venerates. On my left-hand side is the Three Five Team, consisting of Xiao Wu, who possesses the Beast Martial Soul Jade Rabbit, and her partner Tang San, who possesses the Tool Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass."
As the Host spoke, the camera shifted to the seemingly composed Tang San and the hopping Xiao Wu.
Meanwhile, the audience in the Spectator Stands were all marveling at their youth.
"And on my right-hand side, we have the Glazed Cat Duo!"
"They are Zhu Zhuqing, who possesses the Beast Martial Soul 'Dark Devilgod Cat', and Ning Rongrong, who possesses the Tool Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!" The Host turned his gaze to the right, and the video screen likewise shifted its direction, focusing on the two beautiful girls, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Rongrong!]
[This must be Sect Master Ning's daughter, right?]
[Besides Sect Master Ning's daughter, what's the background of the other three young people?]
[Beast Martial Soul Jade Rabbit? Blue Silver Grass? And what's the deal with this Dark Devilgod Cat that sounds incredibly powerful?]
[I only know of a legendary Soul Beast called the Dark Devilgod Tiger, but this Dark Devilgod Cat...]
Bullet Comments were abuzz with discussion.
In reality, Zhu Zhuqing, one of the individuals concerned, began to feel doubtful upon hearing the Host's introduction in the Video. Was that person in the Video truly herself?
After all, her Martial Soul was the Netherworld Spirit Cat of the Zhu Family from the Star Luo Empire. What was this so-called 'Dark Devilgod Cat'?
If it truly was her, then what had happened in the Future to cause her Martial Soul to transform from "Netherworld Spirit Cat" into the so-called Dark Devilgod Cat?
Zhu Zhuqing's heart swelled with intense curiosity.
In the Video.
After the Host briefly introduced the two teams, he wasted no more words and directly announced the start of the match!
The four individuals simultaneously activated their Martial Souls, and Soul Rings lit up around their bodies. Each person had three Soul Rings, and their colors were uniformly two yellow and one purple!
However, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings were slightly different. Although the primary colors were still two yellow and one purple, the edges of her Soul Rings were faintly tinged with a rather gloomy black! Normally, it might not be obvious, but when compared alongside the others' Soul Rings, the difference became strikingly apparent.
[Huh? Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings seem a bit off, don't they?]
[Indeed, the color is somewhat unusual.]
[And the Sense of Oppression it gives off is so strong!]
[It seems this Dark Devilgod Cat is extraordinary...]
[I wonder which family's disciple they are from...]
[...]
In the Video.
A phantom of Zhu Zhuqing's cat-shaped Martial Soul flashed around her body, then merged into her body, and she immediately began to transform completely.
A pair of black cat ears grew on her head, and her pitch-black eyes turned into fierce, blood-red. Sharp claws grew on her hands, gleaming with a faint, dark light!
At this moment, her entire Aura became strange and gloomy. She turned fierce and tyrannical!
In reality.
Zhu Zhuqing saw her appearance after Martial Soul Possession in the Video and felt an intense sense of power that could be intuitively sensed just by watching the Video. Her heart was greatly shaken.
She became even more uncertain whether this person was truly herself. Even if the name and appearance were the same, could one's Martial Soul really change so completely?
What had her Future self truly experienced?
To undergo such a drastic transformation?
Zhu Zhuqing's heart swelled with intense curiosity.
In the Video.
After the Host announced the start.
The four activated their Martial Souls and immediately began combat.
First, Ning Rongrong. Three Soul Rings lit up consecutively around her body. Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda directly shot out three beams of light, illuminating Zhu Zhuqing, causing her entire Aura to swell unprecedentedly at this moment!
After completing her task, Ning Rongrong did not hesitate and directly jumped off the Arena. After all, she was just a support-type, whose role was to enhance her teammates' conditions. Now that her task was complete, it didn't matter if she remained on stage or not.
Insisting on staying on stage might even lead to taking a beating from the opponent. So, she decisively left the stage.
Ning Rongrong's such sensible behavior made Tang San, who had just been about to attack her, feel incredibly frustrated. His Soul Skill was already prepared, intending to directly dispatch the opposing support. But the opponent simply didn't linger; after buffing her teammate, she voluntarily jumped off the Arena. Did she have to be so cowardly?
However, although Ning Rongrong's departure was somewhat unexpected, it didn't affect Tang San much. Blue-black long vines spread along the ground, silently undulating like massive blue-black snakes, covering an area with a diameter of over ten meters around his body, almost occupying half the Spirit Dueling Stage.
Tang San calmly watched Zhu Zhuqing. He wasn't in a hurry at all. Although the actual battle between the two sides hadn't begun yet, and the opponent's Martial Soul didn't seem simple, he was confident of victory.
Because the opponent's Martial Soul was a Cat, and such Martial Souls were generally Agility-Attack type Soul Masters. As a control-type Battle Soul Master himself, he inherently countered Zhu Zhuqing's Agility-Attack type, especially on the arena, where Zhu Zhuqing's agility couldn't be fully utilized.
This combat had no suspense from the very beginning.
Tang San thought with great confidence.
As she watched the Blue Silver Grass spread towards her, Zhu Zhuqing's first Soul Ring lit up around her body. Immediately after, a layer of gloomy dark light covered the sharp claws on her hands!
First Soul Skill: Shadow Assault!
In an instant, Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a shadow, her speed skyrocketing, as fast as lightning!
Tang San was suddenly startled. Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing's speed had exceeded his expectations.
At this moment, his eyes were already covered with a layer of purple light. Perhaps, in others' eyes, Zhu Zhuqing's figure would be difficult to discern, but how could he, who had diligently practiced Hidden Weapons, not see clearly with his Purple Demon Eye?
However, seeing clearly was one thing; being able to react was another.
Even if his eyes could see and his mind could keep up, his body simply couldn't move as quickly as his thoughts. Thus, Tang San couldn't react at all.
At the critical moment.
Just as it seemed Tang San couldn't dodge Zhu Zhuqing's claw, Xiao Wu's third Soul Ring lit up beside him. Immediately, she Instant Transferred herself in front of Tang San, seemingly intending to take Zhu Zhuqing's claw attack in his stead.
"No! Xiao Wu!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, yet he was utterly powerless to stop her. He could only watch helplessly as Xiao Wu endured Zhu Zhuqing's blow.
"Rip!"
The sharp claws pierced into flesh, and Zhu Zhuqing retreated as soon as she struck, moving away from the two in an instant.
Having taken a direct claw strike from Zhu Zhuqing, five claw marks appeared on Xiao Wu's chest. Fortunately, they didn't seem deep, only injuring the surface skin and flesh. It was clear that at the last moment, Zhu Zhuqing had retracted most of her power.
However, even with most of her power retracted, the remaining power was not something Xiao Wu could withstand. She softly collapsed into Tang San's arms.
(end of chapter)
